Wellington School

State-Funded School

wellington-school-trafford-north-west

North WestRegion

TraffordLocal Authority

Altrincham and Sale WestConstituency

WA15 7RHPostcode

8.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Wellington School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Trafford, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,536 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 57.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 63.3%
EBacc average point score: 5.18

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,536

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,536
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 12 May 2022. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
25 Apr 2017	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.